| Heterometrus serratus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Scorpionidae |
| Genus: | Heterometrus |
| Species: | H. serratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heterometrus serratus (Pocock, 1900) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Heterometrus serratus is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae endemic to Sri Lanka where it is restricted to southern parts. [1] [2]
This large scorpion has a total length of about 100 to 130 mm long. Adults are uniformly reddish black to greenish black. There are 12 to 15 pectinal teeth. Male with slightly narrower chela than female. Chela is hirsute and lobiform. Manus is covered by rounded granules that appear as rows. Pedipalp patella lacks a pronounced internal tubercle. Carapace smooth, and glossy medially, with marginal granules. Dorsal and dorsolateral carinae of metasomal segments are granulated. Vesicle of telson is longer than aculeus. [3]
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Heterometrus, whose members are also known by the collective vernacular name giant forest scorpions, is a genus of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. It is distributed widely across tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia, including Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and China (Tibet). It is notable for containing some of the largest living species of scorpions.
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Buthoscorpio is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae.
Lychas is a genus of scorpions belonging to the family Buthidae. It is one of the most widespread genus of the scorpions, where the species are found throughout in Africa and Seychelles, and in the Oriental region from India to Melanesia.
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Charmus laneaus is a species of non-venomous scorpion in the family Buthidae endemic to Sri Lanka.
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Reddyanus ceylonensis is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae endemic to Sri Lanka.
Reddyanus jayarathnei is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae endemic to Sri Lanka.
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